We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Nebraska Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
19,220 83.61% $72,732 H-1B
2,068 9.00% $135,460 PERM
1,597 6.95% $31,035 H-2A
103 0.45% $88,461 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Nebraska has seen a total of 22,988 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Nebraska is the H-1B visa with 19,220 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 83.61% of Nebraska's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 2,068 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 9.00% of Nebraska's total visas.

Top Occupations in Nebraska (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bioinformatics Scientists 17 $57,991 85.00%
Registered Nurses 17 $51,841 85.00%
Lawyers 17 $71,553 89.47%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 17 $56,648 89.47%
Chemical Engineers 16 $52,077 84.21%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 16 $53,432 88.89%
Epidemiologists 16 $55,758 88.89%
Financial Specialists, All Other 15 $53,147 83.33%
Graphic Designers 15 $35,342 83.33%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $45,301 88.24%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nebraska Employees Over Time
Nebraska has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 859 employees were hired. Nebraska peaked in 2018 with 2,132 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 1,448 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Nebraska From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jamaica 1 $22,547 50.00%
Latvia 1 $85,000 50.00%
Kuwait 1 $105,914 50.00%
Belgium 1 $62,421 50.00%
Hungary 1 $93,766 50.00%
Azerbaijan 1 $44,200 50.00%
Morocco 1 $38,230 50.00%
Bahamas 1 $322,200 50.00%
Moldova 1 $73,237 50.00%
Rwanda 1 $52,570 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Prokarma Inc 1,097 $77,781 79.49%
Board Of Regents Of The University Of Nebraska 997 $49,735 80.40%
University Of Nebraska Medical Center 752 $54,110 95.07%
Infosys Limited 703 $68,766 99.72%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 339 $68,120 98.83%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 290 $74,242 98.98%
Physicians Mutual Insurance Company 278 $86,170 96.86%
Creighton University 262 $59,097 94.24%
Gallup Inc 237 $69,542 87.13%
Mutual Of Omaha Insurance Company 237 $84,692 90.80%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Prokarma Inc 826 $87,073 100.00%
Tecumseh Poultry Llc 314 $23,276 100.00%
University Of Nebraska Medical Center 137 $50,770 100.00%
Sunrise Express 99 $37,915 100.00%
University Of Nebraska Lincoln 99 $50,707 100.00%
Bluecross Blueshield Of Nebraska 76 $69,442 88.37%
Mutual Of Omaha Insurance Company 65 $91,764 80.25%
Paypal Inc 65 $81,149 81.25%
American Union Ventures Inc Dba Am Recycling 65 $26,819 82.28%
Universal Pure Cold Storage Llc 63 $25,334 82.89%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cattle Ranching And Farming 37 $32,373 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 34 $30,159 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 29 $30,008 100.00%
Sheep Farming 24 $19,870 100.00%
Apiculture 20 $30,703 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 19 $30,959 100.00%
Hay Farming 16 $33,173 100.00%
Corn Farming 15 $31,178 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 15 $34,579 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 15 $32,581 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Commercial Banking 34 $59,612 45.95%
Computer Systems Design Services 31 $79,320 42.47%
General Freight Trucking 23 $33,461 35.38%
Other Computer Related Services 23 $80,734 35.94%
Consumer Lending 20 $76,019 31.75%
Support Activities For Animal Production 19 $26,979 31.67%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 18 $89,367 31.03%
Other Heavy And Civil Engineering Construction 15 $90,712 27.27%
Natural Gas Distribution 15 $77,316 27.78%
Iron And Steel Pipe And Tube Manufacturing From Purchased Steel 14 $88,179 27.45%

Nebraska Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Nebraska to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Nebraska over all years is $72,732. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage